Software & DevOpsDone with Claude Code Oct 14, 2026
Code with OpenCode and DeepSeek instead of Claude Code
A developer switched their coding agent from Claude Code to OpenCode with DeepSeek, reporting comparable quality at far lower cost for coding sessions.
- What They Did
- The poster switched their coding agent from Claude Code to OpenCode, running DeepSeek as the model. The post is a short Bluesky note and gives no setup detail. It doesn't describe configuration, tasks or review steps. It says they made the switch the day before and then coded with it.
- How It Went
- They report quality comparable to Claude Code at a much lower price, about 25 centavos of real for 2 hours of straight coding work. No benchmarks or task details are given.
- Worth Knowing
- This is one user's impression after about a day of use, so check quality on your own projects before relying on the cost comparison.
Try it yourself with Claude Code
Help me try a cheaper coding setup. Walk me through installing OpenCode and connecting it to DeepSeek with my API key, then run it on a small real task in [my project folder], such as [a bug fix or small feature]. When done, summarize how the output compares with what I get from Claude Code and roughly what the session cost.